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A review by twas
The Ill-Made Mute by Cecilia Dart-Thornton
3.0
I do like what Thornton is trying to do with these books. Beginning with the first and continuing through the trilogy, folk tales of beautiful fey creatures and dangerous mythical beasts are interwoven with the adventures of the main character. In retrospect I did really enjoy the waterhorses and fairies with their false feasts and unending dances of doom.
What kept me rolling my eyes throughout the book is the fairy-tale way that things work out for the main character. It is by chance that s/he gets on an airship in the first place, that she finds a fabulous treasure, that she is rescued by a capable ruffian... and then to top it off, her rough looks are smoothed by a wise woman and she becomes an enviable beauty. (In this book or the next, she also regains her voice.) I mean, come on. I find it hard to believe that even in a world more enchanted than ours all of this good fortune would land in the lap of this humble creature.
But, of course, if you like fairy tales and happy endings perhaps this is your kind of thing.
What kept me rolling my eyes throughout the book is the fairy-tale way that things work out for the main character. It is by chance that s/he gets on an airship in the first place, that she finds a fabulous treasure, that she is rescued by a capable ruffian... and then to top it off, her rough looks are smoothed by a wise woman and she becomes an enviable beauty. (In this book or the next, she also regains her voice.) I mean, come on. I find it hard to believe that even in a world more enchanted than ours all of this good fortune would land in the lap of this humble creature.
But, of course, if you like fairy tales and happy endings perhaps this is your kind of thing.